Telephone-stand.



Patented June 25, 1912.

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mLUMBlA PMNoaRAPl-l cu., WASHINGTON, D, c.

H. W. SGHUSSLER.

TELEPHONE STAND.

APyLIoATIoN HLBD 11H4. 1911.

1,030,684. 1 Paten1eaJune25,1912.

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` COLUMBIA PLANOURAPM CO., WASHINUTDN, D. C.

HERMAN W. SCHUSSLER, OF'PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TELEPHONE-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1912.

Application led May 4, 1911. Serial No. 625,016.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HERMAN l/V. SGI-mss- Lnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invent- `ed certainImprovements in Telephone- Stands, of which the following is aspecification.

One obj ect of my invention is to provide a structure for use inconnection with desk telephones which shall so engage the same so as toprevent of it being knocked over or upset; the arrangement being suchthat the device may be easily applied to or removed from telephones ofthe ordinary construction without in any way interfering with theirconvenient use or requiring any change of connections.

' I further desire to provide a telephone stand with novel means forsupporting a telephone receiver adjacent the ear of a person using theinstrument, the construct-ion of this 'supporting device being such asto permit of the receiver following a movement of the head of the userto a limited eX- tent.

Another object of my invention is to provide a telephone stand with amechanical device for maintaining the receiver hook of the telephone ina depressed position when the instrument is out of use; the arrangementbeing such that by proper manipulation said device may be moved torelease the hook and thus put the instrument in operation in the wellunderstood manner.

These objects and other advantageous ends I secure as hereinafter setforth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inv which5-Figure'l, is a side elevation illustrating my invention as applied to atelephone of the well known form; Fig. 2, is a plan of the apparatusshown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3, is a view showing the parts of the base intheir separated or open position, and Fig. t is a side elevation of thereceiver holder.

In the above drawings 1 represents the transmitter of al telephone whichis mounted on a post 2 carried by a base 3 in the well known manner andprovided with a hook 4 for the reception of a receiver 5. These partsare of the well known construction and as usual the receiver isconnected through conductors within a cable 6 with they transmitter 1and with a line whereby the instrument is connected in a telephonecircuit.

According to my invention I provide a4 casing structure made in twoparts 7 and 8 which together are designed to completely inclose the base3 of the telephone; being movably connected together by a hinge 9 andheld in a closed position by a suitable catch 10. It is noted that thelower portion or bottom of this inclosing casing is formed of arelatively thick and heavy metallic body 11 and that there Vis in thetop of the casing a central opening for the passage of the post 2 of thetelephone, there being a second opening 12 for the wires or cablesrunning to the receiver and line.

Mounted on the rear portion of the part 7 of the casing and preferablysupported in a lug 13 thereon is a bracket consisting of an upwardlyextending rod 111 having adjustably mounted on its upper end a tubularextension 15 capable of being held in 'any adjusted position by means ofa set screw 16. The upper part of this tube is bent hori- Zontally awayfrom the base 78` and then is bent in a horizontal plane so as to extendforwardly. The front end of this tubular rod or arm is then extendedupwardly and hasmounted on it a frame consisting of a tubular post 17carrying at its top an inclined bar 18 to whose extremities are fixed apair of U-shaped members 19 and 20 formed and proportioned to receiveand firmly hold the receiver 5 of the telephone. It is noted that thetubular post 17 is so mounted on the upwardly projecting end of the part15 that it is free to turn with its frame and a receiver carriedthereby, on a vertical axis.

Fixed to the vertically extending part of the tubular rod 15 into whichthe rod 14 telescopes, is a clamping strap 21, to which is held ahook-engaging bar 22 normally tending to remain in either of twodefinite posit-ions under the action of a spring 23 which engages itssuitably formed inner end. The clamping strip 21 is so mounted on thetubular rod or bar 15 that when this pivoted arm 22 is moved into asubstantially horizontal position, the spring 23 so acts on it as tomaint-ain the receiver hook of the telephone mounted in the casing7-8,in its fully depressed posit-ion.; the rear end of said arm beingslightly beveled or inclined to cause it to tend to assume a position atan angle to the horizontal. It this arm 22 be turned upwardly on itspivot beyond a predetermined point the spring 23 thereafter so acts onit as to move it to and retain f transmitter it in the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 1.

When the telephone is not 'in operation the receiver 5 occupies theposition shown and the spring actuated arm 22 is in a substantiallyhorizontal position, so maintaining the hook 4 depressed. It, however,it is desired to put the telephone into use, said arm 22 is movedupwardly to a suicient extent to permit the spring 23 to move and holdit to the position shown in dotted lines, thereby releasing the receiverhook 4 and so altering the electrical connections of the apparatuswithin the telephone as to throw the and receiver into circuit.Thereafter an operator may talk into the receiver while this issupported by the rods 14 and 15 and the structures 17, 18, 19 and 20 asto be immediately adjacent the ear of said operator.

Owing to the swiveled mounting of the part 17 on the rod 15, thereceiver 5 is free to remain adjacent to or in contact with the ear ofthe operator even though the latter should-turn his head, and in anyevent it permits of the free use of both hands, whereas ordinarily atleast one hand is required Vto hold the receiver to the ear.

By reason of the peculiar construction ofthe rear end `of the arm 22,the spring 23 tends to maintain it either in its raised position, or ina substantially horizontal position, pressing v downward on the receiverhook 4, with the result that even though there may be some slightvariation in the point at which it is necessary to maintain the hook 4when the instrument is out of use,.the action of the spring V23 on theinclined end of the arm 22 causes this latter to hold the hook fully depressed under all conditions.

While I have illustrated an inclosing cas- 'ing surrounding the base ofthe telephone instrument as closely conforming to the shape thereof andas completely surrounding the same, it is obvious that the form of thiscasing and the arrangement of its parts Vmay be widely varied withoutdeparting from my invention.

' It is to be noted that under certaincondi- ,tions I may omit the arm22 and its associated Vpart-'s without departing from my invention sinceit is conceivable that the receiver-supporting structure may be utilizedto carry the receiver when the telephone is.

in operation and thereafter said receiver vmay be replaced upon the hookin the cus-jv toma-ry manner.

I claim Y 1. A telephone stand consisting of a cas` ing formed of twoparts hinged together and shaped to inclose the base of a desktelephone; and means mountedon said casing for supporting a telephonereceiver in a predetermined position relatively to the transmitter ofthe instrument whose base is inclosed by said casing.

2. Av telephone stand consisting of a casing made in two movablyconnected parts formed to inclose the base of a desk telephone; with abracket mounted on said casing having aholder for supporting in asubstantially horizontal position, the telephone receiver of aninstrument mounted in the casing.

3. A telephone stand consisting of a casing made in two movablyconnected parts formed to inclose the base of adesk telephone, and astructure mounted on said casing having a holder for supporting in asubstantially horizontal position the receiver of an instrument mountedin the casing; said holder being free to turn on a vertical axis andbeing mounted in a predetermined position relatively to the receiver ofthe telephone. j

'4. A telephone stand consisting of a structure formed to receive thebase of a desk telephone; a bracket mounted on said structure; an armpivoted to said bracket in position to be brought into engagement withthe hook of the telephone; a ,spring mounted to engage either one sideo-said arm or the end adjacent its pivot; the arm beinglplaced tomaintain the hook of the erative on its end and to hold'said arm in araisedposition independently of the hook when the spring engages itsside; with a holder on said bracket for supporting-the receiver of thetelephone in a position adjar` cent the transmitter thereof.

5. A telephone stand consisting of a casing made in twoconnected'relatively movable parts formed to inclose the base of a desktelephonega bracket mounted on said" casing consisting of anupwardlyextending bar having a horizontally extending ortion; a holderfor a telephone receiver mounted on said extended portion o f thebracket and free to turn on a substantiallyw vertical axis; withamechanical device also carried by the bracket for maintaining the hookof a telephone instrument in a depressed position; 4said `device beingmovable at will to release said hook. Y

In testimony whereof, I `have signed my name to this specification, inthe presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN W.V SCHUSSLER, f Witnesses: Y

WILLIAM E. BRADLEY, WM. A. BARR.

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